Caddy v. Johnstown Firemen's Relief Ass'n

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

The issue of fact for the jury in this case was whether there had been a valid common-law marriage between the plaintiff, Bertha Caddy, and James H. Caddy, who was a member of the defendant beneficial association. If there was, plaintiff, as his widow, is entitled to an affirmance of her judgment against the defendant.

We had occasion in Murdock’s Est., 92 Pa. Superior Ct. 275, to consider at some length the subject of common-law marriages in this State, and it is not necessary to repeat what we there said. In Pennsylvania, marriage is a civil contract and does not…